Psalm 28:2
2 Hear [shama`] the voice [qowl] of my supplications [tachanuwn], when I cry [shava`] unto
thee, when I lift up [nasa'] my hands [yad] toward thy holy [qodesh]
oracle [dabiyr]. KJV-Interlinear
2 Hear
the voice of my supplications when I cry to Thee for help, When I lift up my
hands toward Thy holy sanctuary. NASB
Supplications are the
pleadings of an inferior toward a superior.
Pleadings of one who is in need, of one who has difficulties, of one who
it at a disadvantage, toward one who can help.
To cry out, does not
imply tears, but emphasizes the urgency of the request.
Lifting up the hands,
signifies neediness, helplessness, surrender, a reaching out.
Toward the holy oracle,
is more than the direction of prayer, it is the environment and the disposition
and the dispatching of the prayer. It is
a reference to the inner most part of, and the holiest location, wherein God
resides and thus hears the requests that are made. This is the fellowship sphere within which
God the Father hears all prayer. Anything
presented outside of fellowship, is not acknowledged.
A lot of people in this
world are in need, are helpless and certainly look to someone or something of a
higher power for the answer or solution to their situation, but God honors
those who honor truth.
And to gain an audience
with God, you have to follow His rules of truth, in truth.
God is perfect and He will
not deal with imperfection, so, you have to become perfect. But your perfection must be in accordance with
His rules of perfection, not yours.
Perfection is the only way you can enter into His sanctuary.
As God is pure, so you
must be pure. As God is clean, so you
must be clean. As God is just, so you
must be just. As God is righteous, so you
must be righteous. And the terms or
these attributes are defined by God, never by man.
Justice and righteousness
is accomplished when you believe in Christ.
Cleanliness is accomplished when you confess your sins. Purity is the state that results when you are
in fellowship with God, placing you, positionally, in His presence, as He gives
you an audience, and thus hears your petition.
His answer, then of
course, depends on many other things that must match up with His plan and
reality and truth, and of course what is best for you.
